Irish Love Island star becomes dad for first time and reveals baby's name as he shares ‘beautiful' first snaps
The Dublin native, who appeared on the dating show in 2017, met his wife Linda almost through mutual friends at Rob's house party almost seven years ago.
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Rob and Linda have welcomed their first child into the world
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Rob and Linda named their baby girl Isabelle
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Rob shared a snap of him with his daughter
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The happy couple went on to tie the knot at the Boho Beach Club in
And just nine months later, Linda has given birth to a beautiful baby girl, which they welcomed into the world last Saturday on June 28.
The pair looked happier than ever as they looked down at their new arrival while Linda held her in her arms in the hospital bed.
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The fitness guru captioned his post: "Welcome to the world Isabelle Lipsett. 28.6.2025. Our greatest blessing has arrived!"
Rob's friends and fans flooded the comment section with love and support.
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Influencer Louis Cooney said: "Huge congrats guys. She is beautiful."
Ireland AM star welcomes first baby into world and leaves fans gushing as 'son doing amazing'
Ally commented: "OMG OMG OMG I'm so happy for you guys. Isabelle is such a beautiful name."
Rob also shared another picture of him holding Isabelle in her car seat while flexing his muscles.
He jokingly added: "17 years of bicep curls. All for this moment."
The influencer thanks his fans saying: "Appreciate all the kind messages, me and Linda are honestly blown away.
"Grateful doesn't even cover it!"
VILLA
Rob and Linda relocated to Marbella, Spain, during the pandemic and bought an
incredible villa
in Puerto Banús villa that came with a surprisingly low price tag.
With
through the roof in Ireland,
Rob
revealed he
He explained: 'Of course I love Ireland, I wanted to buy there first, but I can get a detached villa with four beds and a pool in
"I looked at a few apartments two or three years ago in Rathgar and a development in Foxrock, and they are really nice, but I would just feel I could fly two hours away to a hot country and get a house instead for the same price.
'As much as I love Dublin, the housing market is a bit strange, to say the least, so I feel I've got a good deal at the moment, and in a few years hopefully I'll look at Dublin again.'
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